Mine detail: American Mine

Previously called 'Bridgewater Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

40.61472, -74.61515

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Ore:	Chrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite
Gangue:	Bornite, Chalcocite
Discovery year:	1754

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1776
Last production ended:	1909

Geology

Host rock:	Brunswick
Host type:	Shale
Associated type:	Basalt
Tectonic:	Newark Rift Basin

References

MRDS	W044251
DEP	10081861
Reference	WOODWARD, H.P., 1944, COPPER MINES AND MINING IN NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, NEW JERSEY, BULL. 5
Reporter	Master, Julian A. (Bell, Christy A.)